Tweet - "The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process."

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"The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process."

"WA's senators oppose his nomination, and for good reason. Mr. Miller is only 43 years old. But in his relatively short legal career he has demonstrated that his views are far outside of the legal mainstream, particularly when it comes to legal issues involving Indian tribes."

"It is rare for the National Congress of American Indians to weigh in against a judicial nominee. But NCAI strongly opposes the Miller nomination. Here's what they wrote in a letter to the Judiciary Committee:"

"The 9th Circuit includes 427 of the 573 federally recognized tribal nations. It hears more cases involving tribal issues than any other circuit. It is deeply troubling to see a 9th Circuit nominee like Mr. Miller whose impartiality on tribal legal matters is in question."

"Mr. Miller's nomination is also opposed by a broad array of civil rights, environmental, labor, and other organizations who are concerned about his record and his legal views."

@SenatorDurbin

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